Empirical research on Waldorf education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5866352 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dirk Randoll (Alanus Hochschule, Germany), Jürgen Peters (Alanus Hochschule, Germany) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Issue | 56 |
| Pages | 33-47 |
| Publication date | 2015-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educar em Revista (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0104-4060 • E-ISSN: 1984-0411 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/0104-4060.41416 |
| OpenAlex | W1842623894 |
| SCIELO_PID | S0104-40602015000200033 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
Waldorf education began in 1919 with the first Waldorf School in Stuttgart and nowadays is widespread in many countries all over the world. Empirical research, however, has been rare until the early nineties and Waldorf education has not been discussed within educational science so far. This has changed during the last decades. This article reviews the results of surveys during the last 20 years and is mainly focused on German Waldorf Schools, because most investigations have been done in this field. Findings are reported with respect to the following central aspects of Waldorf education: the holistic and integrative approach, the self-governance in the organization of the Waldorf schools, the Waldorf curriculum, and the principle of class teachers from 1st to 8th grade. Furthermore, Waldorf education also provides its own unique teacher training. All of these aspects have been explored and evaluated from different points of view and with different methods. The results show strengths as well as weaknesses of Waldorf education in the daily practice in schools, which indicates the kinds of challenges Waldorf education will have to face in the upcoming decades. The authors themselves have contributed in several investigations to the field of Waldorf education
Class (philosophy · Curriculum · Epistemology · Face (sociological concept · Field (mathematics · German · Pedagogy · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Strengths and weaknesses · Education Methods and Practices · Historical Education Studies Worldwide · Psychology · Scientific and Historical Analyses · History
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2021 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |